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such a man is thought to be more terrible and more unscrupulous 

 than others, and so his ghost is feared the more. 



In the matter of cheating and deceiving the gods we see simply 

 a reflection of the everyday actions of the people among them- 

 selves. The Dravidian religion has no moral sanctions. It is 

 simply a method of dealing with powerful spirits, the greater 

 number of which are malignant. The religion reflects the moral- 

 ity of the people, and is in no way responsible for it. 



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